[REQUEST] Can we have a more original race next time?

[KaedrianLiang]

Au Ra is basically Hyur with bone headgear, cosplay tail and terrible skin condition. It's vastly different from the original designs.
Can we have the next race which is not 'Hyur' + 'some minor gimmick' please?

As far as final fantasy races go, Au Ra is completely new.

I find the females between Miqo'te and Hyur in body frame. While the males have lean muscle, where it looks good.

Anyways depending on their stat distrubtion, i will most likely stay with Hyur, because i like that "normal (human perfection)" look.

[Dree-Elle]

...Garlean nobles, Padjal...

Both would completely break lore and be very highly unlikely to ever happen. Cid is an exception, not the rule.

Gria would be too similar to Au Ra (plus, how would one implement a flying race?), Viera have been long denied due to a) being too similar to the already-existing Mi'qote and b) the devs' statements that any race introduced will not be a straight importation from another game; all races will be unique to FFXIV (minor retooling of the races from XI aside). Also, how would one really implement a Nu Mou, other than giving a Lalafell donkey ears and a Galka tail (and the obvious snout removal)?

The only hope that any of us might even have of playing a "non-Hyuran" race would be the possible implementation of vanity gear similar to the Moogle Suit (head, arms, legs, tail).

I'd pay another $20 for the ability to play dress-up as a Burmecian...

[Felis]

Hmm I think that's Limsa Lominsa's Hawker's Alley, but yeah...I think Mamool'ja is probably an exception, as most of the beast tribes aren't allowed to walk through towns.

Only Ul'dah have a law that forbid beastmen to enter the city.

It was approximately ten years ago that the last of the beastmen was driven out from Ul’dah. Faced with an impending imperial invasion, the Syndicate passed a policy to purge the sultanate of all beastmen, who found themselves unceremoniously banished by the bevy. Overnight, the sight of sylvan crystal merchants and goblin junk dealers alike up and vanished from the Sapphire Avenue Exchange. Despite the decree’s dubiousness, it was warmly welcomed by the majority of merchants, who regarded reduced rivalry with relish.

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Mutamix%27s_Materia

I wish SE would have transfered the old newspaper articles from the old Lodestone to the new one before putting down the old.

[Kiara1]

I would like a fish race please

[Lemuria]

I really like the look of the Au Ra. I'm not about to change my race from my adorable Lalafell, but I happily accept them into the game. Bestial races would only work if there was more than one of them, since they would otherwise be the odd one out. It's usually best to settle that as a design aesthetic from the start, rather than trying to redesign years worth of equipment and gear just to accommodate them.

[Kathryn]

I think SE are doing a fine job of creating the envisioned character's in their game.

[kyuven]

Both would completely break lore and be very highly unlikely to ever happen. Cid is an exception, not the rule.

Padjal probably, but they're STILL more likely than literally any of the beastmen.
The 3-eyed Garlean Nobles, though? They seem to be weirdly more common than we give them credit for...
Just as an example, we have Cid, Nero, Gaius (most likely), the emperor, the new emperor, and Nael.
Defectors such as Cid are a possibility, at least more of a possibility than other races. That said, they're not likely since even Padjal have more notable physical traits than they do (Garlean nobles are literally just Hyur with a 3rd eye. Padjal at least have the "youthful appearance" shtick going for them to the point that Kan-E, A-Ruhn, E-Sumi, Raya-O, O-App, and A-Towa all have unique models.)

Woah~ Calm down there tiger. Ul'dah wont even let other human races in...they're having a hard enough time supporting their own people. And beastmen are only recently starting to get along with Eorzeans. So of course Ul'dah wouldn't let beastman in at the moment. That's not to say they will never be allowed in Ul'dah.

Oh sure it's actually quite possible...Ul'Dah might be getting a revamp eventually that does exactly that.
But here's the issue: They didn't when the game launched. We have "individual timelines," so since the Ul'Dah policy was a certain way before, then it can't change to allow new players/characters unless they rewrite the entire story.
the only reason Au Ra fit in is that one group is nomadic and thus could just wander in, while the other is from a region with tons of refugees, thus you'd quite literally be there for the exact same reason as Oboro, Yugiri, and Tsubame.
Oh and normal people can't see Moogles. Pretty much just special people like us and the Padjal. It's part of why we get the job of delivering letters.

[Alacran]

With so many "wanting" new bestial/ alien/ original race options i say give it to them. Make something that satisfies the the cries for something new and exciting... and watch how little it's chosen, how much time is wasted in it's design, and how few actually wanted it in the first place. If people wanted such diversity in their mmo's then they wouldn't have left those games oh so oft mentioned with those super unique and original character designs. Out of curiosity how are Acheage, GW2, Terra, Wildstar, and WoW doing?

[Warlyx]

we have lots of beast tribes , but dont think beastmen are able to be "warriors of the light"

goblins , ixali , kobold , Amalj'aa , qiqirn, sylphs.....

[jomoru]

Something more mature or beastial looking would be nice. Currently only Roes and Highlanders (female) look like adults, and even they are quite young looking. Personally I would like some kind of bird race. Don't know if there is one in Final Fantasy lore.

Look over the statistics of what is played then ask that question. Its midlanders, then kitties, then lalas then everyone else.